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Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Southwest Tennessee Community College

If you plan to study Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science, consider the program at Southwest Tennessee Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Southwest Tennessee Community College is in Memphis, TN.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 34 clinical/medical laboratory science graduations were recorded at Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Southwest Tennessee Community College

Online coursework is an option at Southwest Tennessee Community College. Among 7,004 students, 2,403 (34%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,905 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Rankings at Southwest Tennessee Community College

Use these rankings to compare Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Tennessee	#2 of 11
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#26 of 160
Best Value	Nationwide	#61 of 449

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science graduates at Southwest Tennessee Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science graduates at Southwest Tennessee Community College are 94% women (32) and 6% men (2).

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate’s Program at Southwest Tennessee Community College

Of the 14 associate’s clinical/medical laboratory science degrees awarded at Southwest Tennessee Community College, 93% were women (13) and 7% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science associate’s degree recipients at Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Black / African American	10
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science associate’s degree recipients at Southwest Tennessee Community College, above the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Concentrations at Southwest Tennessee Community College

The Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science program at Southwest Tennessee Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	20
Laboratory Technician	14

Best-Paid Careers for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Graduates

Graduates of the Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science program at Southwest Tennessee Community College go on to a range of careers. Below are the top-paying careers for Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians	$155,908
Cytotechnologists	$155,812
Cytogenetic Technologists	$155,361
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$153,940
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$153,819
Histotechnologists	$125,527
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$81,316
Histology Technicians	$80,721
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	$77,339
Surgical Technologists	$73,045

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.